Chemical characterization of rainwater at Singapore

Chemosphere

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 747-755

  Hu, G P ^a   Balasubramanian, R ^b   Wu, C D ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Chemical composition; Factor analysis; Meteorological influence; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; COMPOSITION; METEOROLOGY; PH EFFECTS;

RAINWATER;

RAIN;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM ION; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE ION; MAGNESIUM ION; NITRATE; POTASSIUM ION; RAIN; SODIUM ION; SULFATE;

ACID RAIN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SULFATE;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SINGAPORE;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0242417151     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(03)00028-6     Document Type: Article

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